The Hanover College men’s lacrosse squad opened its 2013 campaign with a 12-3 loss on the road to Hendrix College (Ark.). The contest, delayed nearly three hours by storms, was played Monday, Feb. 25, in Conway, Ark.

Hendrix scored three goals in the first period and added two more to grab a 5-0 lead midway through the second quarter.

Freshman midfielder Angelo Butturi (Evansville, Ind.) netted his first collegiate goal with nine minutes left in the half to get Hanover on the scoreboard.

The squads exchanged goals the remainder of the stanza, with sophomore attacker Nick Hermes (Grayslake, Ill.) and sophomore midfielder Luke Karnick (Indianapolis, Ind.) scoring to keep the Panthers within 7-3 at the break.

Hanover outshot Hendrix, 16-15, in the second half, but the Warriors netted three goals in the third quarter and two more in the fourth for the final tally.